-- I joined many others, including Jonathan Rosenbaum, Adrian Martin, Nicole Brenez, and Joe McElhaney, in contributing to this collection of lists of "12 Favourite Filmmakers" compiled by Rouzbeh Rashidi.

-- "Predator, or A-Violence," an essay by Martin Barnier that first appeared in an issue of the French magazine Admiranda devoted to action movies in 1996. Now translated into English by Ted Fendt, at The Vulgar Cinema.

-- David Bordwell on Hitchcock, Lessing and the distinction between suspense and surprise.